History
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is the successor to The
Dufferin-Peel Roman Catholic District School Board, which was established in
1969 by the merger of eight small separate boards. The board’s jurisdiction
extends throughout the municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton,
Caledon, Orangeville and Dufferin County. Dufferin-Peel is one of the largest
and fastest growing school boards in Ontario.
Dufferin-Peel’s Catholic Traditions
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board includes the teaching of
religion, family life, the practice of prayer and worship, and the presence of
Gospel values in the curriculum and daily life in the schools. Schools have
strong links to parishes and assist parishes with sacramental preparation.
Parish staff conduct liturgies and provide other services within the schools.
The Catholic school system maintains strong links between the home, school and
church, and parental participation in the education of students is highly
encouraged. These links provide for a natural reinforcement and development of
Christian values in the Catholic tradition.
Facts & Figures
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Dufferin-Peel’s Catholic schools are overseen by a board of 11 elected
trustees. Trustees make policy, approve the board’s budget, and direct staff in
the organization and operation of the system. Two student representatives,
elected by their peers, also sit with the board in a non-voting capacity.
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Dufferin-Peel’s elementary schools are from JK to Grade 8.
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Secondary schools are from Grade 9 to 12.
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We currently have 139 schools, including 116 elementary schools and 23
secondary schools.
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St. Sofia School, located in Mississauga, is the board’s Eastern Rite
elementary school.
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Holy Name of Mary Secondary School, located in Mississauga,
is the board’s all girls Secondary School.
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Dufferin-Peel has a $658 million Capital Strategic Plan to construct new schools and
build additions and renovate existing schools. As part of this long range plan,
the board opened four new elementary schools and one secondary school in September 2004.
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Our jurisdiction covers: 2,667.06 sq. kilometres or 1,030.04 sq. miles.
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We have 8 million sq. ft. of school space.
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We have 12,200 computers in our schools, including 7,500 in elementary schools and 4,700
in secondary schools.
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Our student enrolment is approximately 87,436 and includes 58,076 elementary students and
29,360 secondary students.
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We also have over 40,000 students enrolled in Continuing Education and Alternative Education
programs.
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Dufferin-Peel is one of the largest employers in the region, with approximately 4,906
teachers, including 3,090 elementary teachers and 1,816 secondary teachers.
We also employ approximately 1,000 teachers/ instructors/tutors in our Continuing and
Alternative Education programs.
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We employ approximately 1,700 non-teaching personnel who directly or indirectly support
student learning in a wide range of job functions.